Click on your area to find out more about policing where you live, or select from the list below:

• Atherton
• Hindley
• Leigh
• Pemberton
• Wigan

Alternatively, enter your postcode to find your community:

We are continually working hard to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour across Wigan borough, and generally make life hard for criminals.

Making neighbourhoods safer is a priority for us and the role of the neighbourhood policing teams (NPTs) is key to achieving this.

One of my main aims is to make sure you know who your local NPT is and how you can contact them.

By telling us your concerns, whether it be vandalism or anti-social behaviour, we can work together to tackle the problems that affect your area...

Pemberton NPT: 0161 856 7188
Wigan NPT: 0161 856 7124
Hindley NPT: 0161 856 7436
Leigh NPT: 0161 856 7225
Atherton NPT: 0161 856 7319

We are also delivering the Policing Pledge across the borough, giving people a clear minimum standard of service they can expect from their NPTs.

Find out more at gmp.police.uk/pledge

For non-emergency calls or to report crime call 0161 872 5050 or for more information visit gmp.police.uk/wigan

Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Only call 999 in an emergency where there is a threat to life or crime in progress.


Chief Superintendent Shaun Donnellan
Wigan Divisional Commander

The Government has set all police forces a target to raise public confidence that the police and local council are dealing with the anti-social behaviour and crime issues that matter locally.

65.5% of people surveyed in Wigan agree that the police and local council are dealing with the anti-social behaviour and crime issues that matter in this area.

This is the result of a face to face survey that was conducted in this area which asked local people whether they agree that:

“The police and local council are dealing with the anti-social behaviour and crime issues that matter in this area”.

Care should be taken in making comparisons in local indicators that have used different survey techniques.

The survey is based on a random survey of people in the local area. The use of a random sample aims to ensure the results are statistically representative of the local population. Compared to other estimates of how the population is made up, the sample for this survey may under represent some subgroups.

Greater Manchester Police has conducted Neighbourhood Surveys with local residents since April 2008. Following national guidance we have now moved to a face to face survey which was introduced in October 2009 and involves a rolling programme of interviews carried out between PCSOs and local residents. The survey focuses on:

• Confidence in policing
• Perceptions of anti-social behaviour
• Neighbourhood Policing
• Local priorities

The results are used to improve the service provided by the police and our partners.

The Government has set all police forces a target to raise public confidence that the police and local council are dealing with the anti-social behaviour and crime issues that matter locally. Performance against this target is measured at a force level through the British Crime Survey but local progress is monitored through our Neighbourhood Surveys.

Local people were asked whether they agree that, “the police and local council are dealing with the anti-social behaviour and crime issues that matter in this area”. This is how people responded in Wigan during October 2009 to March 2010:

• 16.2% said they strongly agree
• 49.3% said they tend to agree
• 15.9% neither agreed or disagreed
• 7.3% said they tend to disagree
• 2.1% said they strongly disagree
• 9.2% said they don’t know

(Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number and so may not equal 100%)

Click here to contact your local Community Relations Officer with regards to any hate crime you may have been subjected to. If you feel you cannot contact us at GMP, below is a list of alternative hate crime reporting centres in your area.

Click here to view more information on hate crime.

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Atherton Area Housing Office
Ena Mill, Flapper Fold Lane
Atherton
M46 0HB
01942 705 040

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Housing Options Advice Centre
Templeton Road, Platt Bridge
Wigan
WN2 5PD
01942 487 728

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Leigh Area Housing Office
The Court House, Chapel Street
Leigh
WN7 2PQ
01942 705 040

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Leigh Property Shop
4-6 Market Street
Leigh
WN7 1DS
01942 404 091

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Pemberton Area Housing Office
101-107 Ridyard Street, Worsley Hall
Wigan
WN5 9RQ
01942 705040

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Platt Bridge Area Housing Office
617 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge
Wigan
WN2 5NQ
01942 705 040

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Support for Wigan Arrivals Project (SWAP)
28 Upper Dicconson Street
Wigan
WN1 2AG
01942 235 022

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Wigan Area Housing Office
School Lane, Scholes
Wigan
WN1 3QX
01942 705 040

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Wigan Property Shop
3 Library Street
Wigan
WN1 1NN
01942 404 128

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